Posted in: Asian shares slip and the yen weakens against the dollar See in context
Another clueless leader for Japan.
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Posted in: Shionogi says COVID treatment did not meet endpoint in late-stage trial See in context
Japanese government should ask for a refund or at least part of what they paid returned.
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Posted in: Suspect set to be indicted for killing American man, family on Christmas Day 2022 See in context
Shame the police didn't do more to sop this guy after they reported him many times.
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Posted in: Kishida warns Japan on brink of social dysfunction amid falling birthrate See in context
Falling birthrates have been a big issue since the 90s when i first got here but not enough done by the same party that has always been in power. Time to let some younger people and women that are smarter and less corrupt run this country.
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Posted in: Some fear COVID downgrade may cause more infections See in context
Good news, time to move on and live with Covid.
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Posted in: Lunar New Year tourism hopes fizzle as Chinese stay home See in context
Good news !
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Posted in: Russian reshuffle puts top general in charge of faltering Ukraine invasion See in context
Sad news
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Posted in: China halts short-term visas in South Korea in first response to COVID curbs See in context
China government is just trying to show their people that they care about them and they they made the right decisions about how to deal with this pandemic but in reality they didn't make the right decisions and only care about themselves and keeping their power.
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Posted in: Japan starts requiring negative COVID tests for travelers from China See in context
yes good news as you can't trust anything the Chinese government says about covid.
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Posted in: Ukraine soccer body asks FIFA to remove Iran from World Cup See in context
Rightly so, the world cup should be for decent countries that respect human rights and don't make wars on innocent nations or murder its own people.
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Posted in: Red Bull guilty of 'minor' budget cap violation, FIA says See in context
Another world championship won by Red Bull under dubious circumstances.
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Posted in: Energy costs, weak yen push Tokyo inflation at fastest pace in 30 years See in context
Imported food and drinks rising much higher than a few percent stated in this article and as an example I heard that Coca Cola is up 37% to bars !
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Posted in: Unification Church followers in S Korea protest negative Japanese media coverage See in context
Moonies = Loonies
Time now to examine their tax free status.
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Posted in: Japan reports 137,859 coronavirus cases; 17,884 in Tokyo See in context
Time to downgrade the threat of this virus and treat it like the flu and that way we can stop counting infections and get on with our lives.
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Posted in: China cancels bilateral meeting with Japan after G7 Taiwan statement See in context
Time for the world to stand up to China and be smarter and not so greedy. We dont need their tourists or their cheap products.
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Posted in: Charges dropped against immigration officials over Sri Lankan woman's death See in context
Disgusting news but to be expected as Japanese prosecutors have no shame.
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Posted in: Bitcoin plunges as major crypto lender halts operations See in context
I dont feel too sorry for those who lost as so much greed in the world.
If its too good to be true then it usually isn't.
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Posted in: 64% of Japanese unhappy with gov't response to rising prices: poll See in context
get ready for more price hikes and no increases in salaries.
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Posted in: Yen slides to 24-year low against dollar See in context
as usual the average person will suffer with higher food and fuel costs and if you like imported stuff then get ready to pay even more again. Japan inc and the governments buddies will all benefit and wont pass on the gains to the workers.
Time to vote these clowns out for once.
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Posted in: Nissan reports first full-year net profit in three years See in context
I will never buy from them again. Shameful company.
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Posted in: NPA urges police to avoid impression of racial profiling in questioning people See in context
I see you people being searched all the time around Roppongi with police standing on corners in two's looking for the right looking people to harass and it seems to be Japanese and non Japanese all with a similar look. On the other hand I am a bald white guy who dresses neatly and have never been searched so they are profiling.
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Posted in: Beijing COVID spike prompts mass testing, panic buying See in context
If they continue this strategy then they will have to keep locking down and keeping closed borders for ever which for the rest of the world might not be a bad thing.
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Posted in: Nissan seeks ¥1.4 bil damages from ex-exec Kelly over Ghosn pay See in context
Another reason not to buy a Nissan car ever
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Posted in: COVID quasi-emergency to completely end on Monday: Kishida See in context
Good news and about time !
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Posted in: Prosecutors appeal verdict in ex-Nissan executive Kelly's trial See in context
Typical disgusting behavior by Japanese prosecutors trying to save some face.
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Posted in: Japan eyes lifting COVID quasi-emergency next week as infections fall See in context
Great news.
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Posted in: Putin puts Russian nuclear forces on increased alert as fighting spreads in Ukraine See in context
After this is over Putin should be charged and punished as a war criminal.
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Posted in: Gov't considers extending COVID quasi-emergency in Tokyo, 9 prefectures See in context
I guess they just want to be seen doing something when this action really doesn't work and wastes so much money.
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Posted in: Trump calls Putin smart; indicates he'll run again for president See in context
Lets hope he doesn't become President again as the world is still paying for the terrible job he did the last time.
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Posted in: Tokyo reports 8,805 new coronavirus cases; nationwide tally 51,987 See in context
Time to finish this latest quasi SOE in March and lets start to live with Covid as we do the Flu.
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Posted in: Ishiba says Japan will prepare for 'any development' over Taiwan